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If you're ready to start making money as an artist, then stay tuned, because I'm going to
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share 12 of the best ways that you can bring in good money from your art. Stay tuned
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Hey there, it's Josh here from Millo.co, where creatives and artists come to level up their
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business. Before we get going today, hit the subscribe button and leave us a comment on this
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video telling us what you'd like to learn about next. We've all heard the term starving artist
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but in today's world, where literally anyone can sell anything they want over the internet
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there's absolutely no reason to not be making money as an artist if you want to. So to help
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you out, here are 12 proven ways that you can make money as an artist. We'll cover each of
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these ideas in more depth throughout this video. These 12 ideas fall into three main categories
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selling your artwork, selling your art knowledge, and selling your artistic expertise. Let's start
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with ideas about selling your actual art. When it comes to selling your art, you can sell original
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pieces, sell prints or replicas, license your art, or offer private commissions. First, selling your
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art. The most basic way to make money as an artist is to simply start selling your art. Whether you
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create paintings, sculptures, jewelry, drawings, or any other kind of art, you can find a place to
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sell it. Consider researching local farmer's markets or craft fairs where you can buy a booth
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space. Alternatively, you can sell your art online. You could try selling through your own website
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but this is far more difficult than tapping into a pre-existing audience of potential customers
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through marketplaces like Etsy or YouGallery. Next, try selling prints or replicas. The obvious
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problem with selling your art as outlined in step one is this. Once you've sold an art piece once
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you can't sell it again, so you have to sell each piece for quite a lot of money. Now, this is
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obviously quite difficult to achieve, which makes selling replicas or prints another great way to
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make money from your art. Sites like Society6 can help you replicate your art and sell it repeatedly
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to customers all over the world. You can simply upload your art and give them permission to sell
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merchandise with your art on it. When they do, they share a portion of the revenue with you
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Similarly, you might try licensing your art. When you license your artwork, you retain full
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ownership and simply sell the right for a person or company to use your art in certain formats
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which you have full control over. For example, sites like Art.com or CafePress will license the
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rights to your artwork, giving you a percentage of each sale they make. Similarly, photographers
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and videographers can license their work on stock sites such as Adobe Stock or Shutterstock. You can
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also sell your art by offering private commissions to clients. Now, while this might sound extremely
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high-end and exclusive, it doesn't have to be. Although you may be able to charge wealthy clients
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for singular pieces of art, many artists are finding that they're also able to sell commissioned
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artwork through sites like Fiverr. You simply list what kind of art you're willing to create
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and clients contact you with the details you need to do great work. Next up, let's discuss the second
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category for making money as an artist – selling your art knowledge. When it comes to making money
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from what you know as an artist, there are lots of possibilities. Today we'll cover teaching a course
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or workshop, selling tutorials, blogging, selling an e-book, or working for an art blog or magazine
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If you enjoy teaching about art, you can make money selling an online course or tickets to an
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in-person workshop. Sites like Udemy or Skillshare allow you to record videos of your course and
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upload them for sale to their larger learner marketplaces. You could also use Podia or Teachable
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to upload a course on your own and drive customers there with social media or email
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Hey, we're about halfway through, and if you're finding this video helpful, then please click
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that subscribe button and leave a comment letting us know what you'd like to learn next
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Another way to sell what you know is to publish tutorials. You can publish art tutorials on
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YouTube and eventually make money from ads. Or if you already have an email list or social media
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followers, you can use a tool like Podia to sell video tutorials or PDFs. If you're willing to put
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in some work and have some patience, a blog can be a great way to make money as an artist. Not only
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can you blog about art in order to collect ad revenue or affiliate income, you can also use
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your blog as a way to attract new art clients. The key is to write for your target audience
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offering them what they're looking for. Whether that's graphic design, social media, photography
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or other art, you can find a blog niche that works for you long term. If you're a good writer
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blogging isn't your only option either. Consider selling an art ebook to make additional income
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as an artist. The book could be highly instructional, such as how to achieve a
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certain artistic style as a sculptor. Or it could also be more about your art. For example
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you could craft an interesting coffee table book and pre-sell it on a site like Kickstarter
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If running your own business sounds overwhelming, you could still make money from your art knowledge
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by working for an art blog or magazine. Writing articles, taking photos, and doing art direction
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is a fascinating way not only to make money as an artist, but also to make powerful connections
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and put your name in front of a broader audience. Start by being an active follower of sites that
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you'd like to work for. Most bloggers and website owners are likely to hire from their own audience
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of readers. Finally, you can always sell your artistic expertise as a way to make money from
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art. Options include becoming an art coach or mentor, becoming an art consultant, or working
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for marketplaces or galleries. Becoming a coach or mentor is a great way to give back to the
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artistic community while making extra money from your art. You can begin by building a following
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on social media or through a blog, and then offering coaching services. Or you can look
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into local community colleges or universities who need additional art mentors. If you have
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strong opinions about art, you can also become an art consultant. Companies of all sizes hire
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art consultants, from massive Hollywood studios to small startups and everything in between. To
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make money from your art, you could find a job at one of these companies or sell your freelance
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art consultant services on an as-needed basis. Of course, if you're passionate about art, then you
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can also work for a gallery or art marketplace. There are millions of art galleries both online
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and offline, and each of them hire artists, art consultants, art experts, tour guides
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and tons more positions in the art industry. There's truly no shortage of job opportunities
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for people who want to make money as an artist. And that's it! 12 ways that you can make money
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as an artist. Leave a comment on this video and tell us which method that you're going to try next
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Post links to your art, your course, your book, or your blog. We'd actually love to see what you are
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working on. And of course, don't forget to subscribe to this channel for more advice on making money as
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an artist. We don't want to see a single one of our subscribers become a starving artist
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Until next time, I'm Josh from Mellow.co, see you later
